Hadith 39

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 27: Fitan

Chapter 2

Battles - Section 1

باب الملاحم - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 5418
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَلَكَ كِسْرَى فَلَا يَكُونُ كِسْرَى بَعْدَهُ وَقَيْصَرُ لِيَهْلِكَنَّ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُ قَيْصَرُ بَعْدَهُ وَلَتُقْسَمَنَّ كُنُوزُهُمَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» وَسَمَّى «الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ» . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ
Abu Huraira reported God's messenger as saying, "Kisra will perish and there will be no Kisra after him, Qaisar will certainly perish and there will be no Qaisar after him, and their treasures will certainly be divided in God's path." He also called war a method of deceit. (Bukhari and Muslim.)